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I, like most of those on these forums, detest this type of violence and condemn the perpetrators to the fullest. Being woke, I remember the extent of the horrors perpetrated on the Jews in the 1940s by the German Nazis: - They were identified as a group whose existence posed a threat to the state. - They were discriminated against because of their race and religion. - Their businesses, homes, and lands were confiscated by the state. - They were driven into small, concentrated areas. - There, they were starved and killed - men, women, and children, with the objective of exterminating them all. We should all remember these things and be thankful that there is no state doing this to a minority in their land today.

Find "Petch," arrest him, try him, and if found guilty, put him in prison for life. And, it would be helpful to tell all the other prisoners what "Petch" did so they could let him know what they think of striking a 4-year-old with a machete. 😡

Arrest both perpetrators, charge them, try them, and if found guilty, sentence them to many years in prison for many, many years! 😡

This is just another example of Israel's undeniable genocidal intent against the Palestinian people in Gaza, with the goal of either killing or driving out all Palestinians from their homeland and making all of Palestine the state of Israel. 😡 I'm appalled at these kinds of activities, but am glad to see they are now being reported daily in the Western news media.

This is just another example of Israel's undeniable genocidal intent against the Palestinian people in Gaza, with the goal of either killing or driving out all Palestinians from their homeland and making all of Palestine the state of Israel. 😡 I'm appalled at these kinds of activities, but am glad to see they are now being reported daily in the Western news media.

Violence in Pattaya? Who would have guessed that? 🙄

Charge him with cruelty to animals, arrest him, try him, if found guilty, put him in jail for about 6 months, and then deport him.😡

The hostages are the only thing keeping Israel from completely decimating what's left of Palestine. This genocide (and I do know what it means) has been going on for over 70 years. There may not have been any IDF in what was left of Gaza until after Oct 7, but there have been many, many military incursions into Palestinian land, including Gaza, over the past 70 years. See the maps below to see what's been happening...

Israel has been carrying out its genocide of Palestinians in all of Palestine for over 70 years. Here is a map of Palestine showing the way it looked in 1946, how it was divided up in 1947, and how it looked in 2012, well before the Oct 7 attack. This loss of land wasn't the result of Israel buying land from Palestinians; It was the result of Israeli military actions. The hostages are the only bargaining chip Hamas has. They cannot threaten Israel with military action. Hamas will release its hostages when a two-state agreement is reached with Israel that includes the removal of all IDF from all Palestinian land. Also, this agreement will have to be enforced by other countries or organizations (like the UN) because, otherwise, as soon as Hamas releases all the hostages, the IDF will come in a completely decimate the rest of Palestine. Yes, I have and will continue to criticize Hamas for their Oct 7 attack and their taking hostages, but I will also continue to criticize Israel for its 70-year-long genocidal actions regarding Palestine. I am not anti-Semitic (which, by the way, means anti-Jews AND anti-Arabs - if you doubt this, look up the word "Semite.") Also, I actually had no idea what has been happening in Palestine until I started searching this after the Oct 7 attack. It was not the start of a war; it was just a new chapter in a 70-year-long war.

I'm sorry to hear about the robbery, but what can you expect when you bring people (three of them) back to your hotel room by promising them you'll pay them for sex? Pattaya is disgusting! 👎

I'm glad to hear the snake was captured and released back into the wild instead of being killed. 👍

Just another daily example of how Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians. This time, it's not even done in Gaza. 😡

Just another example of what Israel is doing every day in Gaza (and less violently in the West Bank) - an attempt at genocide.

Yes, but I've also gotten to know foreigners who talk small but live big (or at least very, very comfortably).

Yes! But then, in 1973 when the song was released, all those things you say above were beginning to be done by the TV. Frank Zappa was, of course, like a lot of songwriters of that era, way ahead of his time. I especially like the lines: I am the tool of the Government And industry too For I am destined to rule And regulate you That's EXACTLY describes today's social media, IMO, and part of which you describe in your post above. And while we're "slightly off-topic," I also think my first example of a "profound lyric" also applies to today's political scene: "How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?" Thanks for your reply... 😉